West Asian Athletics Championships are an athletics event organised by the West Asian Athletics Association (WAAA) and contested by 13 nations of Western Asia. The inaugural event took place in 2010 in Aleppo, Syria. [1] The competition was organized after the discontinuation of the West Asian Games.
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Events | Nations | Top of the medal table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Aleppo |  Syria | 18–20 September |  Bahrain | |||
| 2 | 2012 | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates | 12–15 December |  Iran | |||
| 3 | 2018 | Amman |  Jordan | 8–11 July | Bahrain | |||
| 4 | 2023 | Doha |  Qatar | 26–29 April | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 12 | Qatar |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | |||||||
| 200 m | |||||||
| 400 m | |||||||
| 800 m | |||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||
| 5000 m | |||||||
| 10000 m | |||||||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.67 (+1.5 m/s) | Yacoub Mohamed Al-Yohal |  Kuwait | 26 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [2] |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.94 | Ismail Daoudi Abakar | Qatar | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [3] |
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | 5.20 m | Seifeldin Abdelsalam Hemeida | Qatar | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [4] |
| Shot put | 20.65 m | Abdelrahman Mahmoud | Bahrain | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [5] |
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.43 | B .M. Al-Harthi A. A. Al-Baloushi R. H. Al-Asimi M. O. Al-Saadi |  Oman | 29 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [6] |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | |||||||
| 200 m | |||||||
| 400 m | |||||||
| 800 m | |||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||
| 5000 m | 16:01.80 | Bontu Edao Rebitu | Bahrain | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [7] |
| 10000 m | |||||||
| High jump | |||||||
| Pole vault | |||||||
| Long jump | 5.89 m (+0.9 m/s) | Fatima Mubarak | Bahrain | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [8] |
| Discus throw | |||||||
| Hammer throw | 47.95 m | Marwa Qais Marhoun |  Iraq | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
| Javelin throw | |||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.44 | J. W. Al-Mas M. F. Jaber A. Al-Roumi Mudhawi Al-Shammari | Kuwait | 26 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
The 2013 Asian Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the biennial athletics competition between Asian nations. It was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, India between 3–7 July. Around 522 athletes from 42 nations competed at the event. It was the first time since 1989 that India had hosted the championships.
The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 6 to 9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. Bhubaneswar was the third Indian city to host Asian Championships. Around 560 athletes from 41 countries attended the event.
The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar India, President of Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Dahlan Al Hamad officially handed over the AAA Flag to Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-General and Qatar Athletics Federation President Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari. The event was at the Khalifa International Stadium and it served as the test event for the 2019 World Athletics Championships which were held at the same venue.
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